We had a very blessed Easter. Our church Children's ministry performed a skit based off of high school musical and we changed it to Sunday School Musical. It was fun working with the kids and they seemed to really enjoy it. Me and hubs had a little scare. We were practicing before service at a house right across from our church. The kids lined up and walked over. I didn't go with the group and I went through a different entrance because I had to use the bathroom.
I went and sat with hubs and saw the group of kids all sitting in the front. When we were 5 minutes in to the skit and it was time for Bunny's line, I realized she wasn't there. I looked at hubs and he darted out to look for Bunny. She was missing. Hubs found her in the church nursery . She was left outside and when a man found her crying, he took her to the nursery. She made it for the last song of the skit and she was crying on her way on stage. She was hyperventilating. Poor kid. I don't know how she got left behind. We were so scared. She was sad she wasn't able to say her line but Bunny got to say her line when we performed our skit again at a nursing home after service.
I have been so absent-minded or just preoccupied that I just don't seem to pay attention. Yesterday, I was running a bath for the girls and while the kids were undressing, I thought I'd just look for their spring cardigans in some totes. The kids were running around in the hall and then Bunny comes running in and she said that "puppy fell in". I rush towards the bathroom and I see Puppy crawling in to the bedroom with a big red mark on his forehead drenched from head to belly. His eyes were teary eyed and he was gulping air like he just swallowed a lot of water. I realized he fell in the water head first and I grabbed him and just held him while Bunny told me what happened. Puppy fell in the water and Bunny ran to him and lifted him out and carried him out of the bathroom. She was so scared and her flight reflex saved Puppy. Hubs ran up from the commotion and I told him what happened and he was so angry. He didnt' yell at me but I know he wanted to. I heard tragic stories of babies drowning from buckets of water, bath tub filled with water, and pools. I didn't think it could have happened to me. I am so grateful that bunny saw it and her reflex was to fish him out and not to come get me.
I felt so horrible and I learned my lesson. Never again, will I do that. I will never walk away from a bath tub filled with water. NEVER
So today, Hubs was telling me that he's worried because I am either going to kill or lose a child during this pregnancy. I know he was kidding but I need to really pay attention to detail. With each pregnancy, I feel like I'm just not with it and it just gets worse with each one.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
absent minded ness
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oh, i feel so bad for you! not just because you had a couple bad scares, but because i can imagine how you might feel with the absentmindedness. it's so hard to "get with it" when you're pregnant! and thanks for sharing... it's a good reminder for me to not leave the bathroom when the tub is full. kudos to emma, though- i am completely impressed!
give me a call some time when you're free, b/c you are so hard to get a hold of!
Oh my goodness, that's so scary! Thank goodness Emma was there and fished him out! I know it's hard to remember everything when you're pregnant AND have multiple children....it's a force of habit to leave the tub full with water, I know. I'm praying for you! :)
BTW, when are you due?
gosh, A, i hope you're not being too hard on yourself. such near-misses happen to me all the time too, without hormones doing its work on my body. praise God for your wonderful daughter! amazing hos God just steps in and sends His angels just in time. He loves lil J and You!
oh A... i almost cried reading this. how scary those two incidents must have been! i know how hard it was to lose my mental faculties during pregnancy. i can't imagine how hard it is for you now with three little ones and another on the way. please don't be too hard on yourself. you are an amazing mother and woman. you're in my prayers.
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